Lyons-area residents line up for passes back into homes

Residents of unincorporated areas of Lyons line up Tuesday morning for passes back into those areas. (Whitney Bryen/Longmont Times-Call)

LONGMONT -- Residents of unincorporated areas of Lyons are lining up this morning at LifeBridge Christian Church to register for passes that will allow them access to their homes for a limited time today. Those with passes will be allowed to go past the Colo. Highway 66 barricade beginning at noon.

Residents will have until 8 p.m. to retrieve vehicles and personal items. Anyone who decides to stay the night will not be allowed back out of the evacuated area until Wednesday morning.

There will be no access to the Town of Lyons proper today, according to the Boulder County Sheriff's Office, but officials are hoping to provide limited access to residents of the town Wednesday with passes that will likely be available at the church.

There are no buses or trucks available. Residents will be responsible for their own travel into the area.

Residents will not be allowed to stay in their homes. Roads will remain blocked to people without passes. There is no cap on how many passes will be given out today.

About 30 residents were taken by bus into Lyons this morning to retrieve their vehicles. Those residents were not allowed to stay and were given only enough time to get their cars and leave, according to the sheriff's office.